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Three music books bought by Isaac Williams 'of Mr. Parry, Relieving Officer, Dolgellau, Sept. 1903' and bound together into a single volume. They contain hymn-tunes, anthems and psalm-tunes, mainly by John Williams, Dolgellau, with a few tunes by R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], one by I. R. Ellis, Dolgellau, 1841, and traditional and anonymous tunes; a poem entitled 'Amgylchiadau Marwolaeth Crist', an 'englyn' ('Y Farchnad Ysprydol'), 'englynion' by 'Shion Rhydderch', three hymns ('Mae'r gwaed a redodd ar y Groes', 7 stanzas, and 'Wrth edrych ar y sail', 4 stanzas, 'Ni'm diystyrir gan fy Nuw', 1 stanza), and a recipe for a cough.

Poems and hymns.

Transcripts by William Griffiths, Pontardawe ['Ifander'], in 1850-1852, of Yr Arweinydd Cerddorol, in two parts, by Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], and a collection of a hundred and fifty hymn-tunes selected by William Griffiths ('Tonau Cynulleidfaol sef Casgliad o 150 o donau wedi eu dethol fel y goreuon o wahanol gasgliadau, Pontardawe, 1860').

Holograph manuscript of the hymn-tune 'Bryn Calfaria' by William Owen, 1850; four manuscript tune-books and loose manuscript music mostly in the hand of William Owen, including many of his own compositions, (watermark 1825)-[c. 1854]; together with some printed music relating to the composer and photographs relating to the memorial to him erected at Cae Athro in 1913.

Papers of the Rev. William Rees, 1872-[1930s], including a volume of pryddestau and englynion by William Rees successfully submitted for competition at various eisteddfodau, 1872-1910; and a further six volumes of poetry by Rees; a volume of hymns, 1919-1925; two volumes of writings; and a volume containing a pryddest, 1931, by D. Emrys James ('Dewi Emrys').

The tune book of Thomas Roberts, Runcorn, containing Welsh hymn-tunes and anthems.

Miscellanea, including memoranda, accounts, copies of letters, poems and hymns, sermon notes, etc.

A collection of hymn-tunes, anthems, chants, carols and other songs made by David Lewis, 1845, including hymn-tunes by the compiler, by J. Hughes, Alltlwyd and G. Griffiths, Aberafon; and two waltzes: 'Morgiana in Spain' and 'The King of Rome'.

The tune book of Richard Jones, Hafodwnog Isaf, Llansaintffraid, Cardiganshire, 1859, containing anthems and hymn-tunes.

A book of Welsh hymn-tunes, probably taken from Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol by [John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt')].

An anthem, 'O mor annwyl yw gennyf', and hymn-tunes by W. J. Hughes, William Owen, Tremadog, David Lewis and others.

The second edition of Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol gan Ieuan Gwyllt, Llundain, 1859, with manuscript notes by David Lewis concerning William Wilson, John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), Edward Evans ('Heman Gwent') and John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt').

Essays by Samuel Roberts ('S. R.') entitled 'Natur Eglwys' and '(At y Cymry, Cynllun o) Llyfr Hymnau' written on the blank spaces of letters sent to him in 1840 by James Parker, Samuel Griffith, J. A. Jones, John Roberts ('J. R.'), Edward Roberts, John Jones, E. Evans, Nath. Minshall, David Howell, E. Griffiths, David Williams, and T.[?] Davies.

The tune book of Edward Humphreys, Dolbadarn, Llanberis, containing hymn-tunes, psalm-tunes and anthems by J[ohn] Ellis, Llanrwst, E[dward] Humphreys, 1854, John Owen, Chester ('Owain Alaw') and William Owen, Prysgol. The music by 'Owain Alaw' includes the 'Magnificat' and 'Nunc Dimittis' which he composed for the Llanberis church choir in June 1852, and another 'Magnificat' in 1859.

Poetry and hymns by 'Rhuddenfab'.

Original hymns and poems and some translations.

Hymns and secular poems, including some 'englynion'.

Music book of Daniel Evans containing hymns and hymn-tunes, and miscellaneous notes.

A tune book containing hymn-tunes and temperance songs by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], D[avid] J[enkin] [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan and others.

Notebook containing arithmetical problems (ff. 1-35), sketches of local views (ff. 71v, 74v, 75v, 104v), hymns in English and Welsh (ff. 112v-24, inverted text) and hymn-tunes (ff. 125v-50v, inverted text), together with an index to the tunes (ff. 151-62v, inverted text).